A47K 10/3612
With drive and pinch rollers
Official title: {with drive and pinch rollers}
A47K10/3612 (With drive and pinch rollers) appears on 206 US grants and 222 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47K- Granted patents
- 206
- Published applications
- 222
- Assignees
- 51
- Inventors
- 275
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 10 |
| 2004 | 9 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 13 |
| 2009 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010 | 10 | 19 |
| 2011 | 16 | 12 |
| 2012 | 7 | 9 |
| 2013 | 15 | 13 |
| 2014 | 11 | 8 |
| 2015 | 9 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 7 |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 |
| 2018 | 11 | 16 |
| 2019 | 10 | 9 |
| 2020 | 14 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 8 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Dispensing device with replaceable front cover30 Dec 2025US 12,507,837 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Roller assembly with compliant mechanisms28 Oct 2025US 12,453,445 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Dispenser10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262887 A1Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Dispensing assembly for paper products13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232149 A1
- Dispenser with a power management system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174290 A1
- Dispenser with Improved Dispensing Mechanism4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151005 A1Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Dispensing Device with Replaceable Front Cover19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047725 A1Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hands-free paper towel dispensers184US 5,772,291 AMosinee Paper Corporation · 1998
- Automatic dispenser for paper towels severable from a continuous roll159US 5,452,832 AQTS S.r.l. · 1995
- Automatic dispensers157US 7,296,765 B2Alwin Manufacturing Co., Inc. · 2007
- System and method for measuring, monitoring and controlling washroom dispensers and products154US 7,783,380 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 2010
- Hands-free paper towel dispenser125US 6,105,898 AMosinee Paper Corporation · 2000